c1770 REVOLUTIONARY WAR AMERICAN LION HEAD CAVALRY SWORD NEUMANN/KRAVIC COL vafo - $6,500 - (Downingtown, PA)
To see all of my items, type VAFO into the ebay search bar. THIS IS AN AMAZING CIRCA 1770 REVOLUTIONARY WAR AMERICAN LION HEAD CAVALRY SWORD / SABRE. IT WAS OWNED BY GEORGE NEUMANN AND PURCHASED BY FRANK KRAVIC IN THE 1970S / 80S. THEY WERE THE CO-AUTHORS OF THE BOOK COLLECTORS ILLUSTRATED ENCYCLOPEDIA OF THE REVOLUTION. THE LION HEAD HAS AN UNUSUAL OVERSIZED STYLE. THE BLADE IS HALLMARKED BY THE MAKER BUT I CANNOT DECIPHER IT. SINGLE FULLER BLADE. LEATHER OVER WOOD GRIP (WITH SOME WEAR & LOSS). THE ENTIRE SWORD MEASURES 34 ¾ INCHES LONG. THE BLADE ALONE MEASURES 29 INCHES LONG. THIS IS A CAVALRY / DRAGOON SWORD. THERE IS A SISTER FOOT SOLDIER’S SWORD FEATURED IN NEUMANN’S BOOK: “THE HISTORY OF WEAPONS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION”; PAGE 244 S.41. SOME MINOR WEAR FROM AGE & USE. SEE PHOTOS FOR DETAIL. No international shipping. ALL SALES FINAL, NO RETURNS/REFUNDS. THANK YOU FOR YOUR INTEREST!
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